Studio Art Major, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
The BFA in Studio art is a professional degree that prepares students for careers as practicing artists and/or further pursuit of a Master of Fine Arts Degree. The program offers a deeper emersion in studio practice with added emphasis on conceptual exploration, writing skills, and knowledge in contemporary art. BFA students develop, produce, exhibit and defend a cohesive body of work.
BFA students are recommended to declare a minor in Visual Culture and/or a related field of study that supports their research.
Students must apply and be accepted into the BFA program. BFA applications are accepted in the Spring quarter prior to the intended BFA year. Students admitted to the BFA program must complete an entire sequential year of study which includes Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters of an entire academic year. Students work closely with an art faculty advisor as they complete the BFA in Studio Art.
Students must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 and at least 50 Art credits complete that include ART 312, ART 313, and ART 331 (15 credits of Visual Culture) in order to apply to the program.
Once accepted, students must maintain a GPA of 2.75 or higher in all enrolled art courses to maintain status in the BFA Program.
| Foundation Requirements | ||
| ART 201 | STUDIO I: IMAGE AND TECHNOLOGY | 5 |
| ART 202 | STUDIO II: TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS | 5 |
| ART 213 | THE VISUAL ART EXPERIENCE | 5 |
| or ART 210 | VISUAL CULTURE | |
| ART 300 | DRAWING | 5 |
| ART 320 | CAREERS IN THE ARTS | 1 |
| Visual Culture | ||
| ART 312 | ART ACROSS TIME: PREHISTORY TO 17TH CENTURY | 5 |
| or ART 314 | THE BODY IN ART | |
| ART 313 | ART ACROSS TIME: 18TH CENTURY TO CONTEMPORARY | 5 |
| or ART 315 | HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY | |
| ART 331 | CONTEMPORARY ART | 5 |
| ART 410 | WRITING ABOUT ART | 5 |
| ART 407 | ART AS SOCIAL ACT | 5 |
| or ART 406 | ART AND COMMUNITY | |
| Art Experience | 15 | |
| In consultation with art advisor, choose three of the following courses: | ||
| CERAMICS I | ||
or ART 325 | CERAMICS II | |
| ILLUSTRATION | ||
| COLOR THEORY | ||
| DIGITAL ART | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHY: DIGITAL PRACTICES | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHY: BLACK AND WHITE | ||
| THE BODY IN ART | ||
| HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN ART | ||
| PAINTING | ||
| WATERCOLOR | ||
| PRINTMAKING | ||
or ART 301 | ILLUSTRATION | |
| SCULPTURE | ||
| FIBER AND TEXTILES | ||
| EXPERIMENTAL | ||
| Art Focus–in consultation with your faculty advisor | 18 | |
Complete 18 advanced level credits in one or two studio discipline areas. | ||
400 level Art courses (including 450 workshop courses) can be repeated for credit. | ||
Ceramics | ||
| CERAMICS III | ||
| WORKSHOP IN ART (ceramics focus) | ||
Digital | ||
| DIGITAL ART: THE MOVING IMAGE | ||
| WORKSHOP IN ART (digital art focus) | ||
Drawing | ||
| DRAWING | ||
| LIFE DRAWING | ||
Illustration | ||
| ADVANCED ILLUSTRATION | ||
| WORKSHOP IN ART (illustration focus) | ||
Painting | ||
| PAINTING II | ||
| WORKSHOP IN ART (painting focus) | ||
Photography | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHY: ADVANCED PRACTICE | ||
| WORKSHOP IN ART (photography focus) | ||
Printmaking | ||
| PRINTMAKING | ||
| WORKSHOP IN ART (printmaking focus) | ||
Sculpture | ||
| SCULPTURE | ||
| WORKSHOP IN ART (sculpture focus) | ||
| Professional Practice Electives | 4-6 | |
| In consultation with art advisor choose topics that best fit professional goals, ART 439 and ART 495 can be repeated. | ||
| TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | ||
| INTERNSHIP | ||
| BFA Thesis Year Requirements | ||
| ART 470 | BFA THESIS AND RESEARCH (fall quarter) | 1 |
| ART 470 | BFA THESIS AND RESEARCH (winter quarter) | 1 |
| ART 472 | BFA THESIS AND EXHIBITION (spring quarter) | 5 |
| Senior Capstone | ||
| ART 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE | 5 |
| Total Credits | 95-97 | |
Plan of Study
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ART 201 | 5 | ART 202 | 5 | MATH 107 or 170 | 5 |
| ART 213 or 210 (Humanities & Arts BACR 1) | 5 | ENGL 201 | 5 | Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 |
| ENGL 101 | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 | Social Science BACR 11 | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ART 320 | 1 | ART 300 | 5 | Art Experience Elective2 | 5 |
| Natural Science BACR 11 | 5 | Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Social Science BACR 21 | 5 | Natural Science BACR 21 | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | ||||
| 16 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ART 312 or 314 | 5 | ART 313 or 315 | 5 | ART 331 | 5 |
| Art Experience Elective2 | 5 | Art Experience Elective2 | 5 | Art Focus Elective3 | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ART 410 | 5 | ART 450 | 3 | ART 407 or 406 | 5 |
| ART 439 or 495 | 4 | ART 470 | 1 | ART 472 | 5 |
| ART 470 | 1 | ART 490 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 5 | Art Focus Elective3 | 4 |
| Art Focus Elective3 | 4 | Art Focus Elective3 | 5 | ||
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 1 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 1 | ||
| 15 | 15 | 14 | |||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||
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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
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Art Experience Elective - In consultation with art advisor, choose three courses from the approved list.
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Art Focus Elective - Complete 18 advanced level credits in one or two studio discipline areas. 400-level Art courses (including ART 450 workshop courses) can be repeated for credit.
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Requirements in Degree Works are based on these two catalog years:
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who earn a BFA in Studio Art from EWU should be able to:
- demonstrate advanced technical skills in a studio concentration;
- produce a coherent body of work for thesis exhibition;
- produce a professional quality artist’s portfolio;
- provide a compelling oral defense of their thesis exhibition;
- use appropriate terminology to evaluate works of art;
- write a well-crafted artist’s statement.